PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Grain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David White has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

White
vs
Grain

213 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, David White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Grain!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grain throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Grain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from White as Grain shoots in.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White tries to clinch up.
Grain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Grain misses.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White tries to clinch there but Grain circles away.
Jab from Grain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to clinch there but Grain circles away.
Grain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grain, as that shot connected.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grain swats away the attempt to clinch by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grain keeps the fight on the outside.
Grain keeps the fight on the outside.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch up.
Grain lands with a good body shot.
Grain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White wants to clinch up but Grain keeps it at a distance.
White is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grain.
Grain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grain stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Grain feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grain finish him?!
Grain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

White is rocked!
A big left from Grain misses.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grain misses with a straight right.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White is looking to clinch but Grain is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grain cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grain finish him?
Grain moves in close and cracks White with a massive right hand! White, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Grain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Grain!